The judge presiding over Joe Bruno’s upcoming trial throws out a stack of motions from both sides. (TU)

Troy Democrats want an investigation of GOP leaders and city Public Works Commissioner Bob Mirch. (TU)

A one-week-to-go look at the race in the 23rd Congressional District, where the combat has reached far beyond the borders of the North Country. (NYT)

Many have called that race a preview of 2010 — but with the recent involvement of Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty it’s starting to look more like an out-of-town preview for 2012, too. (Politico)

The governor has no plans to support legislation to raise the cap on the number of charter schools, or a measure that would make student test scores an element in teacher tenure. (NYPost)

A look at two amendments to the state constitution on the ballot next week. (GNS)

Rudy Giuliani has a case of Hamlet-on-the-Hudson, a virus for which there is no vaccine. (New York Mag)

Former AIG chief and leading Spitza hata Maurice “Hank” Greenberg has a new company that could take a big chunk of AIG’s business, and possibly impede its ability to pay back the U.S. government. (NYT)

Mayor Bloomberg takes targeted robocalls to a whole other level — and we’re talking to you, Chinatown residents over the age of 40. (Huffington Post)

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